Common use of Product information Clause in Contracts

Product information. The Nikkei Stock Average is Japan's most widely watched index of stock market activity and has been calculated continuously since September 7, 1950. The current calculation method, called the Dow Xxxxx method, has been used since 1950. The 225 components of the Nikkei Stock Average are among the most actively traded issues on the first section of the TSE. The index reflects the ex-rights-adjusted average stock price. Since the Nikkei Stock Average is expected to represent the performance of stocks on the first section - - and by extension the market in general - the mix of components has been rebalanced from time to time to assure that all issues in the index are both highly liquid and representative of Japan's industrial structure.

Product information. The Nikkei Stock Average is Japan's most widely watched index of stock market activity and has been calculated calcu- lated continuously since September 7, 1950. The current calculation method, called the Dow Xxxxx method, has been used since 1950. The 225 components of the Nikkei Stock Average are among the most actively traded issues on the first section of the TSE. The index reflects the ex-rights-adjusted average stock price. Since the Nikkei Stock Average is expected to represent the performance of stocks on the first section - - -- and by extension the market in general - the mix of components has been rebalanced from time to time to assure that all issues in the index are both highly liquid and representative of Japan's industrial structure. The Relevant Exchange is the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Determining Futures Exchange is the Osaka Secu- rities Exchange (xxx.xxx.xx.xx).